for comparative purposes
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffor,comparativeandpurpose
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for
preposition
uk/fɔːr/us/fɔːr/
intended to be ...
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comparative
adjective
uk/kəmˈpær.ə.tɪv/us/kəmˈper.ə.t̬ɪv/
comparing ...
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purpose
noun
uk/ˈpɜː.pəs/us/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition offor,comparativeandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffor comparative purposes
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Even for comparative purposes, however, its departments attract few scholars.
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The bulk of the paper derives from the former with the latter being used predominantly and sparingly for comparative purposes.
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This is simply because inventories of animal bones are regularly reported in most publications, and hence can be used for comparative purposes.
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For comparative purposes, fathers could be imaged, too.
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Also, it is regrettable that the author does not broaden the insights gained from his carefully crafted case study for comparative purposes.
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These ratings were collapsed to produce three categories-agree, unsure, disagree-for comparative purposes.
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This suggests that the two groups can be considered valid for comparative purposes.
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For comparative purposes, the most important fact about a character is that it maps onto a syllable, never a phoneme.
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For comparative purposes, sometimes conventional variable-oriented analyses are also undertaken.
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Unless this is done, the figures are of little use for comparative purposes.
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Again, in the graphs, the adult results are shown primarily for comparative purposes and differences from previously discussed patterns are not statistically significant.
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An additional measurement at the middle of the dry season was not possible for comparative purposes because many intermittent streams were included in the study.
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The informants were also asked to say the following three words for comparative purposes: annoyed, announced, and annulled.
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Data from the most recent of these surveys are included in the report for comparative purposes.
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Local currencies must be converted into terms of a single currency for comparative purposes by using the official rates of exchange.
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Such standards can be used either as quite arbitrary values for comparative purposes or as targets at which less developed countries could aim.
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Here, we plot the percentage data for comparative purposes.
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The record for 1334 is given in a few pages at the end, for comparative purposes.
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A more complete analysis reveals important discontinuities that may be more instructive for comparative purposes than the continuities emphasized by the authors.
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For comparative purposes, the analysis can be conducted only for the respondents of working age (20-64 years).
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